as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled
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Recent Examples of labyrinthine
Cost increases of this kind come about via a labyrinthine procedure known as a rate case.
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Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Félix’s wife, Yessy, managed to hold everything together while navigating the labyrinthine legal process to fight for his release.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Hours before the awards ceremony, the veteran exec is still sprightly trodding the labyrinthine corridors of the festival home of the International Theatre Amsterdam.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
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Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Félix’s wife, Yessy, managed to hold everything together while navigating the labyrinthine legal process to fight for his release.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Hours before the awards ceremony, the veteran exec is still sprightly trodding the labyrinthine corridors of the festival home of the International Theatre Amsterdam.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for labyrinthine
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That alone distinguishes Bienvenu’s take on a futuristic reality from most sci-fi narratives, which often occur in sleek, cold labs, desolate planets, or intricate spaceships floating in the vastness of space.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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The dress was adorned with intricate three-dimensional floral details at the top and also down at the hip at the start of the slit, with more delicate beaded embellishments cascading along the bare leg.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The game's flight model is incredibly complicated, with a focus on realistic modeling and some notoriously finicky landing mechanics.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lebanon and Syria have a complicated history with grievances on both sides.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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More complex filings, such as returns involving small businesses with employees, rental income or the alternative minimum tax, may not be eligible for preparation, according to the program’s website.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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The company says the architecture supports predictable handling during complex flight phases.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Insights into Alzheimer’s Interestingly, the molecular tricks spiders use to spin their webs are similar to the sophisticated signaling processes found in human neurotransmitter and hormone receptors.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fleming, who was one of the judges this year, said the event’s growth is indicative of the large number of sophisticated bakeries that have opened in metro Denver in the past few years and of the camaraderie that exists between their pastry chefs.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Labyrinthine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/labyrinthine. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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